Paris!

Bonjour Everyone,


Late last night I got home from one of the greatest weekend trips I've ever taken. Kathleen and I spent two full days in Paris, France and I'm going to tell you all about it. We left Friday night after Kathleen got home from work and took the train to London from which we took an overnight bus trip through the Chunnel to Paris. We left London very late Friday night and arrived in Paris early Saturday morning. When we got to the Paris coach terminal we took the Paris Metro(subway station) directly to the tour agency. From the tour agency we took the tour bus to the Palace of Versailles. The Palace of Versailles was absolutely amazing! There was so much to see from the palace itself to the numerous fountains and gardens. We first took a tour through the palace and saw the different rooms in the apartments of the King and Queen and the Hall of Mirrors. After exiting the palace we walked through the garden with its many fountains and statues. After walking through the garden we went to the nearby Little Venice Restaurant for lunch and had a great meal. When we were done lunch we walked through the Grand Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's Estate. We then took the bus back to Paris and found our hotel, The Hotel Armstrong, and then had supper and went to bed.

The next day, which also happened to be Kathleen and I's fourth anniversary, we got up bright and early and headed to our first tour of the day. We first went to the Louvre Museum, the biggest museum in the world. At the Louvre we saw many original masterpieces such as the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa, and the Coronation of Napoleon. Upon leaving the Louvre we took a boat tour down the River Seine toward the Eiffel Tower. Arriving at the Eiffel Tower I couldn't believe how huge it was. I mean I always knew it was big but you never really appreciate it till you see it in real life. We were very thankful for being part of a tour because you know when I said the Eiffel Tower was huge well you should of seen the non-tour line, it was enormous. Anyway, we took the elevator to the first floor of the Eiffel Tower where we had lunch at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant where Kathleen had dessert before her meal (take that Momsy Kerr). We then exited through the gift shop and proceeded to take more pictures of a single object, the tower itself, than I have ever taken before. When we were done taking pictures we got back on the river boat and headed to the last stop of our tour, Notre Dame Cathedral. At Notre Dame we saw some of the best architecture and stained glass windows I have ever seen. We then went for supper and then took a river tour plus a bus tour called Paris Illuminations. On the tours we saw what Paris looked like at night which is actually pretty amazing. We saw quite a few different attractions such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower all lit up. After Paris Illuminations we headed back to our hotel.

The next morning we got up and took a taxi to the coach station to begin our trip back to England. It ended up taking 12 hours to get home as we took the ferry, The Pride of Canterbury, and went through more customs checkpoints than I can count. We got home around 10 o'clock last night and were both exhausted, but we can't wait to see what adventure next awaits us.

Till next time,
Rocky